title: Use of biofuels to produce hydrogen (reformation processes).
abstract: This tutorial review deals with the catalytic reformation of ethanol and glycerol to produce hydrogen that can be used as an energy carrier in a fuel cell. Both the worldwide production of ethanol in large amounts to be used as a biofuel and that of glycerol as a by-product in biodiesel manufacture are presented. The catalytic reformation processes of both ethanol and glycerol are contemplated, including thermodynamic and kinetic aspects. Catalysts are analyzed as a function of operation conditions, selectivity and stability.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química Inorgànica and Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. pilar.piscina@qi.ub.es
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramírez de la Piscina
authors.forename: Narcís
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Homs
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D002384:Catalysis; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D006859:Hydrogen; D005990:Glycerol